72 TA : New Project

[southernfriedcj]

I think the factory was liberal with their door gaps. Yours look excellent IMHO.

[njsteve]

More finagling with the car. I got the lower inner fenders, battery tray and battery installed and the wiring and hoses routed. Finally found an NOS power steering pressure hose and replaced the 38-year old original hose - it looked like it was seeping around the crimped fitting so its better to be safe than sorry.

Pulled it out in the driveway and then it wouldnt start - no spark. Turned out I burned up another set of points. I think I'll go back to a stock Delco ignition coil. The Pertronix FlameThrower coil seems to be flaming my Accel points every six months or so. And it was even the model they recommended for points ignitions.

[gb70]

Really looks great!

[njsteve]

With the help of a member of the board here who identified the random old coil I had in my parts box as an original 1972 Pontiac coil, I was able to test it, clean it up and install it.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...e/0#Post429806

I then tossed the Pertronix coil that had been frying my points, into the "extra parts" box.

Here's the new/old "425 BR" coil in place.



And the third set of points I've replaced in the three years the engine has been up and running.

Both contact surfaces on the lever arm pad and the base pad have been crystalized to the point that they wouldn't conduct electricity any more. (Ignore the dust - I had it sitting on the sanding table when I was prepping the coil for paint). I guess I will stick to the stock ignition parts from this point on and forget the aftermarket crap.